The Particular Judgment

In this month of November, as the Church year closes, we are called to think about death. First, on November 1st, the Church calls us to celebrate the saints who have died and now enjoy the Beatific Vision. Then, the entire month, and in particular on November 2nd, we are called to remember and pray for those souls who undergoing purification. In this week's excerpt from the Catechism, we remember that at our death, we will face a particular judgment.

1021   Death puts an end to human life as the time open to either accepting or rejecting the divine grace manifested in Christ. The New Testament speaks of judgment primarily in its aspect of the final encounter with Christ in his second coming, but also repeatedly affirms that each will be rewarded immediately after death in accordance with his works and faith. the parable of the poor man Lazarus and the words of Christ on the cross to the good thief, as well as other New Testament texts speak of a final destiny of the soul -a destiny which can be different for some and for others.

1022   "Each man receives his eternal retribution in his immortal soul at the very moment of his death, in a particular judgment that refers his life to Christ: either entrance into the blessedness of heaven-through a purification or immediately,-or immediate and everlasting damnation.

Catechism of the Catholic Church

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